Periodically, when I’m in the middle of a blog post, I will poke through my various interfaces to the world of social media to see if anything interesting (or perhaps sufficiently distracting) is happening.  Just minutes ago, a twitter post caught my attention.  In fact, it was sufficiently compelling that I’ve taken the post I [...]

One of the challenges of providing an integrated payments software solution is activation. For those not familiar with the vagaries of the payments industry, the process of being approved to process payments is lengthy and frequently confusing.  Typically, the experience involves either downloading or being e-mailed an application form.  This is filled out by hand* [...]

This post is a continuation in my “So…what does IP Commerce do?” series.  Before diving into explanation, I feel it important to discuss a term that is oft misused.  “Innovation”  Innovation can be defined as: A creation (new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation Or, perhaps, more simply as: The act of introducing [...]

I’ve written, a fair amount, on the concept of a platform.  The term, while wildly popular, is one of those that is defined differently by everyone who uses it.  I, typically, tend to favour the definition: A platform aligns the business interests of multiple audiences to ensure the creation of value while solving for technical [...]

One of the most interesting things about plane flights is the time to actually sit and ponder.  Perhaps it is the disconnected nature…perhaps it is the compressed air…or, most likely, it is the fellow sitting next to me with his elbow partly into my seat that causes me to find things to distract focus.  And, [...]